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ATK Awarded $30 Million in Orders for Non-Standard Ammunition (NSA)
ATK Has Multi-Year NSA Contract to Sustain Allied Security Forces.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn --(Ammoland.com)-ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received a $30 million order to supply non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition to the security forces of Afghanistan via the U.S. Army’s Product Director, Non-Standard Ammunition, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J.

To date, ATK has supplied more than 200 million non-standard ammunition items under an existing multi-year contract; and has consistently performed ahead of delivery schedule. ATK performs technical oversight, quality assurance, and supply chain management for a variety of non-standard small, medium, and large caliber ammunition, aviation rockets, rocket propelled grenades and mortars.

“ATK is focused on international expansion and continuing our outstanding performance on supply chain management. We are a leader in the non-standard ammunition marketplace and this latest award supports our core strategic priorities” said ATK Small Caliber Systems Vice President and General Manager Mark Hissong.

ATK is an aerospace, defense, and commercial products company with operations in 22 states, Puerto Rico, and internationally, and revenues of approximately $4.8 billion. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com.

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ATK Awarded $16 Million in Orders for Non-Standard Ammunition to Support Allied Security Forces
ATK Non-Standard Ammunition Orders-to-Date top $177 Million, Orders Support ATK’s International Growth Strategy.

ATK Awarded $16 Million in Orders for Non-Standard Ammunition

ATK

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn --(Ammoland.com)- ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received more than $16 million in non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition orders through a multi-year contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Rock Island, Ill.

Orders on the multi-year contract have totaled more than $177 million since it was awarded to ATK in December, 2008.

The ATK-provided supplies are critical for Afghan and coalition security forces to respond to internal and external threats. Under this contract, ATK provides technical oversight, quality assurance and supply chain management necessary to deliver non-standard small, medium, and large-caliber ammunition; aviation rockets; grenades; and mortars to Kabul, Afghanistan. In the two years ATK has been supplying non-standard ammunition and weapons to Afghanistan, deliveries have been consistently ahead of schedule.

“International growth is a key part of ATK’s strategy,” said ATK Armament Systems President Karen Davies, “and our ability to win this business and perform above expectations supports that effort.”

ATK is an aerospace, defense, and commercial products company with operations in 23 states, Puerto Rico, and internationally, and revenues of approximately $4.8 billion. News and information can be found on the Internet at www.atk.com.

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